International outgoing mail from Thailand

[cm50300]

My wife and I operate an online business from Chiang Mai. We normally ship three times per week. While making a shipment earlier today at our local post office, we were told that although they will accept our packages, they would not ship from Thailand until April 13th. The postal clerk also said that the United States (the number one destination for our goods) was no longer accepting international mail shipments. Has anyone else encountered this situation or heard anything about it?

[KhunBENQ]

But again, I can't find a source to confirm...

 

[Langsuan Man]

Here is the only source I will believe and so far they are saying nothing about stopping mail, just what they are doing to insure postal employee safety, like limiting how you sign for letters and packages:

 

https://about.usps.com/newsroom/statements/usps-statement-on-coronavirus.htm

[Denim]

I also ship overseas daily. So far my local post office has not refused packages to the USA ( 80 % of orders ) but is aware that some countries are not accepting international mail. They have a check list and whenever I ship to an unusual destination they check with their list. So far so good but then , orders are down anyway and I have added a caveat to my shipping times that there may be delays in deliveries on account of covis 19 disruptions.

[Surasak]

Can't say about US, but I shipped a package the the UK 2 days ago. Accepted with no comments. I checked today and it has left Thailand.

[darrendsd]

Confirmed here and I have also just spoken to a friend who is a employee of Thailand Post who confirmed also 

[Jaxxper]

36 minutes ago, Surasak said:

Can't say about US, but I shipped a package the the UK 2 days ago. Accepted with no comments. I checked today and it has left Thailand.

Interesting. I shipped a letter to the Uk on 4th March airmail. It arrived yesterday. 23 days....

[Denim]

14 hours ago, Jaxxper said:

Interesting. I shipped a letter to the Uk on 4th March airmail. It arrived yesterday. 23 days....

That is longer than usual. Most post I send to the UK arrives between 1 - 2 weeks.

 

I am sure that we a very significantly reduced amount of air traffic slower delivery times must be expected.

[Taccos]

My letter to Germany was refused yesterday at Samui post office. They called me asking me to pick it up again.

[Peterphuket]

The experience I have with Thai post now is a small package send to Canada, it is located now at the airport in BKK for more than 3 weeks.

Thai post answer me, there is no airplane to Canada who can bring.

[ReLo]

you can send, and it might arrive faster than they said, but it might also take 3 months.

 

 

[ReLo]

4 minutes ago, Peterphuket said:

The experience I have with Thai post now is a small package send to Canada, it is located now at the airport in BKK for more than 3 weeks.

Thai post answer me, there is no airplane to Canada who can bring.

 

Who believes what Thai post says ?

Parcels to Canada are usually sent but tracking NEVER updated on any website.

Anyway, delivery takes around 2 months to Canada even without covid !

 

 

 

[darrendsd]

11 minutes ago, ReLo said:

 

Who believes what Thai post says ?

Parcels to Canada are usually sent but tracking NEVER updated on any website.

Anyway, delivery takes around 2 months to Canada even without covid !

 

 

 

Blame Canada customs not Thai Post - Canada Customs have been taking weeks to release parcels and it's been going on for years

 

In normal circumstances Thai Post Leaves the Airport the day after you sent it - I know this because I have been sending every day for 14 years - what more can they do?

Edited March 28, 2020 by darrendsd

[mcl2504]

4 hours ago, darrendsd said:

Confirmed here and I have also just spoken to a friend who is a employee of Thailand Post who confirmed also 

I went to the Hang Dong post office this morning where I was trying to send a letter express mail to the US. I was shown an English version of this same chart and told that the only way to send a letter to the US was by surface mail and that it would arrive in 2 months. I was too stunned to look at any of the other restrictions, but I thought the clerk was saying that there was no express mail going to any country. I can't swear to that last one, but I do know that the only option for letters to the US right now is surface mail.

[southsideBruce]

I mailed a letter to England on March 27, Pattaya Post Office on the Soi between 2nd Road and Beach Road (forget the Soi name)... They told me surface mail only and it would take up to 3 months... And when I asked about letters to the States, they said the same... I wonder if FEDexpress and DHL Express are still shipping things via airplane, faster, at a MUCH STEEPER PRICE... 

[newnative]

I tried to mail a letter to the US today at the post office and was told it would have to go by ship and arrive in around 2 months. 

[stevedement]

You can still ship with DHL. I have a biz acct with them and since they own their own planes they can still ship.  Thai Post relies on commercials flights which are all canceled.  

[ivor bigun]

So does this apply to post coming from the UK to Thailand?

[uwe_rayong]

10 hours ago, Peterphuket said:

The experience I have with Thai post now is a small package send to Canada, it is located now at the airport in BKK for more than 3 weeks.

Thai post answer me, there is no airplane to Canada who can bring.

How do you know it is still at the airport ? Canadian Post does not update the tracking, even if the receive the item. Last status in Thailand is: SUVARNABHUMI MAIL CENTRE In transit

Besides that, even under perfect conditions shipments to Canada via Thaipost are super slow compared to other destinations. 
This problem is known for years, because many Asian ebay or amazon sellers simply don't ship to Canada:

https://calgary.ctvnews.ca/canada-post-reveals-it-is-the-reason-for-lengthy-parcel-delays-1.3447438

[CharlieH]

There is a clear notice pinned at the top of this forum.

 

This now closed to avoid confusion and speculation.